Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) was 13.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Benin is 13.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Benin peaked at 23.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2024.
That places Benin 149th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 13.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Benin?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Benin was 13.2% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.